Volume 1: From Poverty to Wealth Chapter 15 A Fox on a Mountain, What Are You Chatting with Me About, Liao Zhai?

  At the night market, people were still coming and going. In the bustling streets, a sentence "Boss! Do you handle credit cards?" seemed to be surrounded by celestial music, making Li Xiaoteng suddenly enlightened like a bolt of lightning - there's credit card for funding problems!

  Happiness is interpreted as follows. Xing: means good luck, referring to avoiding troubles and disasters, no calamities or difficulties; Fu: refers to good fortune, auspiciousness, and being content with one's life. In other words, Xing means no bad things happen, and Fu means good things happen, so when there are no bad things happening and good things keep coming, that is happiness. And now Li Xiaoteng feels like he is surrounded by happiness! If a reporter from Party Taiwan were to ask him: "Mr., are you happy?" Li Xiaoteng would absolutely not tell the reporter his surname was Zeng as he did in his past life! Nor would he go and scold the reporter, saying it's because his father's surname was Zeng!

  It's strange to talk about happiness. It's a feeling! It gives you hope or satisfaction when you're most desperate. Suddenly, you can feel it all over your body! So much has been said, but it only happens in an instant. Li Xiaoteng suddenly lifted his head and heard a dull thud. Then he crouched down again! It turned out that Li Xiaoteng was too excited to be surrounded by happiness. He directly lifted his head and bumped into the upper cabinet of the counter! Li Xiaoteng used his body to test which one is more solid, flesh or steel. As a result, Li Xiaoteng sadly found himself defeated by steel!

  Zhao Pangzi threw down the spicy hot pot in his hand and rushed over to look at Li Xiaoteng, who was squatting on the ground with his head down. He asked with concern: "Teng Ge, are you okay? How did you bump into the cabinet? Is it serious? Do you need to bandage it?" Dizzy Li Xiaoteng felt the care of his brothers, but this passionate collision made Li Xiaoteng seem to see golden stars, and the dark and dizzy feeling came in waves. At this time, the girl who was consulting whether to handle a credit card also looked at Li Xiaoteng with concern and asked: "Boss, are you okay?"

  Zhao Pu Zi looked at the card-handling girl with discontent. He thought to himself, "A beauty is a calamity!" But this... how could this also be a calamity?

  Li Xiaoteng slowly came back to his senses, rubbing his head and saying: "Winter brother, I'm fine, just spaced out for a moment and bumped into something... it's nothing!" He then turned around and said: "Beauty, I..." But when he saw the girl who was handling the card, he couldn't continue speaking. There stood before him a girl of about 1.5 meters tall, but weighing at least 150 pounds. She had a square face, big eyes, a lion-like nose, and a wide mouth. It was as if she were a brave warrior from a novel. The words used to describe her seemed tailor-made for this girl. Li Xiaoteng remembered the next phrase: "A palm-wide protective fur." He curiously thought: "I wonder if this girl also has a palm-wide protective fur? I really want to take a look!"

  Li Xiaoteng was taken aback for a moment, but still maintained his relative elegance, and continued to say: "Beauty, I'm fine!" He turned around and instructed Zhao Baozi: "Dong Ge, you watch for a while. I'll chat with this girl for a bit!" Only then did the dull-looking Zhao Baozi look at Li Xiaoteng with a different gaze, thinking to himself: "I'm going... won't Brother Teng's taste be so heavy?!"

  "But his mouth still responded with: 'Alright, you guys chat. I'll keep watch!'"

  The sales volume of the spicy hot pot was explosive, directly driving up the occupancy rate of the surrounding three to five households of Dongxing Restaurant. The customers queuing to buy spicy hot pot made Li Xiaoteng dare not chat more. He asked straightforwardly: "Miss, hello, my surname is Li, what's your surname?" The girl who was handling the card hurriedly introduced herself: "Hello Mr. Li, my surname is Bian."

  Li Xiaoteng nodded and said, "Hello, Little Bian... Ah, sorry. Hello, Miss Bian!" Miss Bian smiled and said, "No problem, would you like to apply for a card, Mr. Li?"

  Li Xiaoteng nodded seriously and said, "I really want to apply for a credit card. How long will it take to get the card?" Miss Bian looked at Li Xiaoteng in surprise and said, "If the approval goes smoothly, the fastest is two days! The card can be delivered to your hands. However, the required fees are relatively high! If you go through the normal process, you can get the card in a month. If you're not in a hurry to use the money, I think it's better for you to choose the one-month approval process! We can also give you a beautiful gift!"

  Li Xiaoteng knew that, in fact, the credit card center of his previous life could get a card in as little as eight hours if he wanted to apply for one. As long as he gave some fees to the person handling it, it would be fine. Li Xiaoteng asked: "Are you from the bank's credit card center or a third-party entrusted company?" Ms. Bian smiled and said: "The people from the bank's credit card center wouldn't be so desperate to come to the night market at this time!"

  Li Xiaoteng asked with a hint of curiosity, "Do you still need to develop something?" Miss Bian replied with a smile, "Our 'research and development' is different from what you understand. We mean distributing small advertisements and promotional materials along the street! Ha ha ha, abbreviated as 'Yan Fa'!" Li Xiaoteng nodded in understanding, smiling, and then asked, "I'd like to confirm, how much credit limit can I get approved for with one credit card?" Miss Bian glanced at Li Xiaoteng, a glint of sharpness flashing in her eyes. She probably thought she had found an easy target! But still politely asked, "What is your current credit limit? We can approve you based on that!" Li Xiaoteng shook his head and said, "I don't have a credit card."

  Miss Bai immediately said: "Private cars or real estate certificates can also bring you a very high credit limit!"

  "I don't have this either!"

  "Driver's license! Old Li must have one!"

  "I don't have this either!"

  Miss Bai rolled her eyes! Speechless, she said: "What do you have, Mr. Li?" Li Xiaoteng chuckled and said: "I have an ID card!" Miss Bai was silent for a moment before saying: "...Mr. Li, do you have a business card? If you have a business card or work badge, I might be able to help you apply for a small bank credit card. Maybe it'll get approved!"

  "Do I need a name tag and work badge? If I had a name tag and work badge, could I come here to sell spicy hot pot?"

  Miss Bian listened to Li Xiaoteng's words, stood up immediately and looked at Li Xiaoteng: "Boss Li, we are all foxes on the same mountain, what are you talking about with me?" After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked out. Li Xiaoteng looked at Miss Bian's back and sighed: "Alas... alas... no deal, but righteousness is still there! Let's just have two strings of spicy hot pot..."

  Miss Bian, who happened to be walking up to Zhao Duanzi's side, stopped in her tracks. She took a deep breath of the savory aroma of hot pot wafting through the air and turned around to say: "Duan-ge, give me five skewers of fish tofu and five skewers of crown daisy!"

  Xuanwu Prison, also known as Xuan Look (Look, read in one tone), is a second-level prison in the capital city. Unlike the Jin Yiwei Grand Prison, Xuan Look generally houses suspects and prisoners serving sentences of less than a year. It's not like the Jin Yiwei Grand Prison where you'll lose a layer of skin just by entering. Inside the six gates, there are people responsible for guarding duties. Moreover, in the capital city, these six gate prison heads are relatively honest. They won't be like those in outer regions who will make you suffer hellish pain if you don't have any money or connections.

  Despite this, life in the detention center is still very bitter. Du Yu and Yang Yaowei were coincidentally assigned to the same room for the past two days. They gained a new understanding of the pain and suffering in the detention center! Although now it emphasizes humanized management, there are no incidents of bullying by cell leaders or senior inmates. At least the basic rules of the underworld still quietly influence people here.

  When Du Yu and Yang Yaowei were brought in at night, the head of the bed and the second bed had already fallen asleep. When they heard the prison guard throwing people in, one of them suddenly jumped up! Hurriedly taking charge, two rows of people lined up to welcome them, nodding and bowing to greet the prison guards. The sound of flattery was deafening! But as soon as the prison guard left, the head of the bed immediately returned to his true nature, coldly looking at the two of them and fiercely asking: "What are you two in for?" Du Yu knew that in prison, rapists were hated the most, while thieves were the second most unwelcome. Usually, newcomers would first receive a "welcome" beating, but this time it was relatively mild. Everyone was a man, so they just didn't talk about certain things. It could only be said that their moral values were too low. They had been beaten and scolded. Normally, after paying the fine, they could leave. If it weren't for Zhu's surprise attack, these two would not have received such treatment. Despite this, the two of them also knew how to keep a low profile! Du Yu immediately said: "We were looking for a prostitute and got caught in a crackdown!" The head of the bed didn't say anything. Looking at Du Yu and Yang Yaowei nodding, he then nodded towards the second bed, indicating that they should take care of themselves first. He went back to sleep!

  This is a room of about 80 square meters, with more than 20 beds. The toilet is located at the entrance, just one squatting pit and one water tank, without even a lid. It's unbearable to think that the prisoners sleeping next to it are suffering so much.

  The two of them had just finished a day of eighteen hours of indoor labor reform, and after doing a day's worth of light bulb work, they were dizzy and didn't feel like talking. "You two go sleep by the door first," he said, "we'll talk about it tomorrow if there's anything to say!" Du Yu and Yang Yaowei secretly let out a sigh of relief, because they had heard that on the first day of being locked up, they would definitely be beaten. Seeing that they were allowed to sleep as soon as they came in, although the conditions were slightly harsh, it was still not unbearable!

  Du Yu hastily expressed his gratitude. He pulled Yang Yaowei, and the two walked to the bed near the latrine, smelling the foul smell, and didn't know what time they slowly fell asleep.

  Yang Yawei felt like he was still in a daze. Suddenly, the sound of bells echoed from the corridor, and then he heard Head Piao shout: "Get up, get up! Everyone hurry up!" He saw everyone quickly getting out of bed and making their beds. Du Yu and Yang Yawei were still staring blankly at each other, unsure what was going on. Then, Head Piao came over and kicked Du Yu's butt with one foot. Du Yu didn't even need to get out of bed, he directly fell onto the ground.

  The two newcomers naturally didn't dare to say anything and quickly followed the crowd to clean up. Yang Yawei raised his hand to look at his watch, only to see that it was not yet 4:05, no wonder he felt like he hadn't slept at all. He had been lying down for just an hour. The two of them had already overexerted themselves in the first half of the night, and after being frightened at midnight, they were sent to the detention center at 2 o'clock. At 4 o'clock, they had to get up again! Even someone with good mental quality would not be able to withstand such continuous torture.

  In the corridor of the detention house, the prison head began to deliver meals to the prisoners one by one. When he arrived at this room, the prison heads brought in a large iron bucket and a basin of dead noodles. The two big brothers from the first and second bunks quickly went over to receive them, and then several boxed lunches were handed in. Of course, those who had ordered meals nodded and bowed as they received them.

  In front of the soup bucket, the first and second brothers were eating and drinking around the rice bucket. Just received a boxed lunch, people who had money on their account to order food, selected some better things from their own meals, and made an offering to the two brothers. After the first and second brothers ate their fill, others gradually walked over to start preparing for dinner.

  Du Yu gave Yang Ya Wei a look, then walked towards the rice bucket. But before he got there, he heard Da Ge from the head of the bed say: "Those two new ones! Come over and chat with us!" As soon as Yang Ya Wei heard that they were going to chat, he really wanted to ***, but Du Yu was also someone who had seen some storms. He pulled Yang Ya Wei along and walked towards the head of the bed. Before leaving, Yang Ya Wei couldn't help but take a glance at the rice bucket. A pot of thin soup, a few limp and rotten vegetable leaves, a few small meatballs...and then looked at that bowl of stale mantou (steamed buns). He shook his head and thought to himself: "Let's skip one meal!"

  Du Yu looked at Da Ge and thought to himself: "Dealing with this old rascal..."

  On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li's eldest son gathered his friends and led Li Xiaoteng, Zhao Baozi, Yang Biao, Du Yu, Yang Yawei, and various soy sauce party members to pay their respects to everyone. Along with many beautiful women, they wished everyone a happy new year and may all things go as desired!

  Finally, I'll give everyone a bow, don't want the lucky money~~ Use your recommendation tickets and collections to help me get through the year, okay?)